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it and doors will certainly put the united states -- honduras will certainly put the united states and some latin american countries at odds. it will be interesting to see how they and deal with the spirit -- deal with this. venezuela, for example, has a lot of economic support so we will see if the united states can match this. >> the world's no. 1 golfer tiger woods is still refusing to the police three days after being injured in a mysterious car crash outside of his florida home. in a statement he took the blame. he says the circumstances are a private matter but the police insist they are still investigating what happened. from washington. >> this was the 911 call placed by a worried neighbor after tiger woods crested sport- utility vehicle into a fire hydrant entry. >> i have someone down in front of my house. they hit a pole. i have a neighbor, he hit the tree. he is letting down. >> an auto accident? >> an auto accident, yes. >> is the unconscious? >> yes. >> when emergency personnel arrived, the world's no. 1 golfer was drifting in and out of coniousness with cuts to his face
it and doors will certainly put the united states -- honduras will certainly put the united states and some latin american countries at odds. it will be interesting to see how they and deal with the spirit -- deal with this. venezuela, for example, has a lot of economic support so we will see if the united states can match this. >> the world's no. 1 golfer tiger woods is still refusing to the police three days after being injured in a mysterious car crash outside of his florida home. in a...
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states so that's a lot of money total revenue for the company is $22 and $21 is total advertising dollars and built a company based and these little tiny ads. >> charlie: but they caught the attention of the country they're big players when they went public and had a huge public offering and then were able to buy youtube as almost as a passing thought. we'll spend a billion and three for youtube and people woke up and said, these people are ambition. >> you're right, charlie. before 2004, no one knew google was making money or what revenue they were generating. when they went public and people in traditional media saw, oh, my god, this is a dynamic company and not only that but if you read the ipo google put out it was a company with broad ambitions they wanted to become a public company and the story i tell in my book, as you tell the google story particularly in 2004, people realize they're coming at me. >> charlie: including microsoft and microsoft famously in the presence of steve said they're a one-trick pony. the search engine that generates 90% of revenue. >> it's probably more. pr
states so that's a lot of money total revenue for the company is $22 and $21 is total advertising dollars and built a company based and these little tiny ads. >> charlie: but they caught the attention of the country they're big players when they went public and had a huge public offering and then were able to buy youtube as almost as a passing thought. we'll spend a billion and three for youtube and people woke up and said, these people are ambition. >> you're right, charlie. before...
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how do you account for this democratic impulse in the united states? it's obviously many the constitution? >> it's also repressed by immigrants, controversial subject -- >> going back earlier than that we had the revolution which was a rejection of the aristocratic class. >> it was, but there is did take a long time to get equal. votes for women didn't come until 19 206789 votes for black didn't effectively come until the 1960s. so, american, you understand this, you understand it more than anybody, freedom is not a solid thing that is frozen. it's constantly developing. it's constant lick challenged. and the real secret of the beating heart of america is the openness of the society and the willingness of people who stand up and fight for freedom. >> also, we have mere tock reas and current thinking, correct. >> yes. >> in other words, you getting opportunity to express yourologists and are yourologists being rewarded. >> exactly right. >> now you were knighted. >> yes. >> by her majesty. >> yes. >> queen eliz disbleght. >> yes. >> is it possible for y
how do you account for this democratic impulse in the united states? it's obviously many the constitution? >> it's also repressed by immigrants, controversial subject -- >> going back earlier than that we had the revolution which was a rejection of the aristocratic class. >> it was, but there is did take a long time to get equal. votes for women didn't come until 19 206789 votes for black didn't effectively come until the 1960s. so, american, you understand this, you...
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that ambiguous policy has been protected by the united states all these years. we know that when kennedy tried to find out what was going on, ben guerian and his colleagues simply deceived them. and kennedy decided --. >> rose: i don't understand what israel ambiguity about its nuclear policy is everybody know these have nuclear weapons, they just don't acknowledge it. >> it is not declared. >> rose: that is not ambiguity, it is simply denying. >> the point is therefore israel has been able to have the united states backing to not become a major issue in the discussions of nuclear-nonproliferation treaty. what has to happened is the united states in engaged in a negotiation with iran. and in that negotiation with iran do we imagine that at some point the iranians are going to accept that these demands to give up its whole nuclear program and never raise the question of who has nuclear weapons. >> rose: they raise it every day. >> they will make it a big issue. >> they raise it ef redays wnd that will get eventually down to oa's plate. and i'm saying that obama h
that ambiguous policy has been protected by the united states all these years. we know that when kennedy tried to find out what was going on, ben guerian and his colleagues simply deceived them. and kennedy decided --. >> rose: i don't understand what israel ambiguity about its nuclear policy is everybody know these have nuclear weapons, they just don't acknowledge it. >> it is not declared. >> rose: that is not ambiguity, it is simply denying. >> the point is therefore...
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president bush said was justified as a threat to the united states was unprecedented. more than 3000 around the world. >> italian prosecutors say they want to send a message with this case that no matter how great this red, you cannot throw out the basic rights under a democracy, even if it is in the fight against terrorism. president obama has said that the program of extraordinary rendition will continue, albeit with greater safeguards so tortured never happens again. >> a change of pace now with news of a rare tiger citing in china and a mythical japanese monster. >> what else could the but sports? [laughter] half of new york and all of japan's celebrating the 27th world series baseball title for the fabled new york yankees. the new york franchise was given this series by four games to two. by the end of the fifth, the home side had a 7-1 lead. this year is closed out by the 39-year-old pitcher. final score, 7-3. they will be taking part in the parade in new york this friday. news of godzia's attack on philadelphia -- that is matsui's nickname back home. he's the fi
president bush said was justified as a threat to the united states was unprecedented. more than 3000 around the world. >> italian prosecutors say they want to send a message with this case that no matter how great this red, you cannot throw out the basic rights under a democracy, even if it is in the fight against terrorism. president obama has said that the program of extraordinary rendition will continue, albeit with greater safeguards so tortured never happens again. >> a change...
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. >> india and the united states must build the a shared destiny for all humankind. " the diplomacy before and the dinner was made of media stuff, with eight memorandums signed. there is no clear agreement on tackling climate change and it is unclear whether washing can do to resolve south asia's biggest the standoff. >> there are historic conflicts between india and pakistan. is not the place of the u.s. from the outside to try to resolve all those conflicts. >> the state dinner with the celebrity guest list and how it indian cuisine was center. washington is central to india's foreign policy and the u.s. is india's biggest trade partner. there are agreements to be smoothed out before mr. obama goes to india next year. >>> a court in pakistan has charged seven suspects with the tax last year in and buy. -- in mumbai. they're accused of helping to plan and execute those attacks which killed one uttered 66 people. they have pleaded not guilty to the charges. all wild fire has broken down in orange county, california police have shut down a road in both directions as they try to contain the
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much of it comes from the united states. i remember there's a show called "the greenhouse conspiracy" and the director was on camera saying how important it was to keep the money coming for is graduate students. host: president obama says he will go to the meeting in copenhagen and they will talk about global climate change. does the news of these dr. e- mails or the mills that talk about -- or the e-mails that talk about this, will they will -- will that hamper his efforts? guest: he is saying he could do something in copenhagen that he cannot do. if he is going to commit the united states to a carbon emissions reduction of 80%, the senate has to pass that. it is debatable whether it will pass the senate. he cannot do that. it has to pass the senate. i bet there are a lot of people in the senate who are sitting on the fans who are mad as heck that he went out in public and said the u.s. will do this. that forces them to vote on something they don't want to vote on it puts them at loggerheads with the president on a critical
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hearing from two of our united states senators. and let me begin by introducing our first speaker senator mark pryor, he has served since 2003. he's a voice of reason who works with democrats for arkansas and our nation. he serves on six committees, including the senate rules, senate ethics, homeland security and governmental affairs, the appropriations committee, and the center of science and transportation. it's on the senate commerce science and transportation committee where he most often works on issued related to transportation. he's a member of the subcommittee on aviation, subcommittee on surface transportation, and the subcommittee on consumer protection and chronic safety. as chairman of the subcommittee, senator pry will play a significant role in the develop of transportation policy, particularly as they relate to automobile safety. please join me in welcoming senator mark pryor. [applause] >> well, thank you very much for having me. and thank you, all for being here today. this is a very important issue that's facing o
hearing from two of our united states senators. and let me begin by introducing our first speaker senator mark pryor, he has served since 2003. he's a voice of reason who works with democrats for arkansas and our nation. he serves on six committees, including the senate rules, senate ethics, homeland security and governmental affairs, the appropriations committee, and the center of science and transportation. it's on the senate commerce science and transportation committee where he most often...
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with respect to the relationship of the united states and -- between the united states and pakistan's military, i think that there have probably been times in the past in which we were so focused on just military assistance in pakistan that we do not think more broadly about how to encourage and developin e kind of civil the security in pakistan that would affect the lives of the people every day. secretary clinton is doing a good job in trying to move forward -- where she? i thought she was around here somewhere. but anyway, she has done an excellent job in helping to focus our energies on the front as well. obviously, pakistan has an enormously important role in the security of the region by making sure that the extremist organizations that often operate out of its territories are dealt with effectively. and we have seen some progress. the pakistan -- the work that the pakistan military is doing in the swat valley and in south windsor a stand awaziristan indicate that -- in south waziristan indicates that they can have an effect on their security interests -- internally. my hope is
with respect to the relationship of the united states and -- between the united states and pakistan's military, i think that there have probably been times in the past in which we were so focused on just military assistance in pakistan that we do not think more broadly about how to encourage and developin e kind of civil the security in pakistan that would affect the lives of the people every day. secretary clinton is doing a good job in trying to move forward -- where she? i thought she was...
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it's been a year since barack obama became the 44th president of the united states. we've been asking. how do you think he's doing. do you think any of the elections you've been talking about. here's the comments. you've been lighting up my facebook page. this is what nick says. richelle carey, hln. nick says that he, president obama, inherited a bad economy and huge problems. everything will turn around but it will take another year. this has been a standard comment we've been getting. this one is unusual. cory says we need to tone down the hope. listen. i voted for obama. now that that is out of the way i'm going to tell you this, everyone went into this with their expectations way too high. really, how do people keep getting their hopes up like this every election. high hopes lead to disappointment. she's like, get over it people. things don't change that much. i wonder what cory has been through in his or her life. could be a guy as well. kim is on the phone calling from virginia. all right, kim. you had an election there, didn't you. >> we did. we did. i was jus
it's been a year since barack obama became the 44th president of the united states. we've been asking. how do you think he's doing. do you think any of the elections you've been talking about. here's the comments. you've been lighting up my facebook page. this is what nick says. richelle carey, hln. nick says that he, president obama, inherited a bad economy and huge problems. everything will turn around but it will take another year. this has been a standard comment we've been getting. this...
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states. and i think that does pose particular issues with respect to the issue of citizens and noncitizens. so i like that issue as another area which we work with the other law enforcement intelligence agencies is a very difficult set of issues also raising questions of authority. >> if i could add to this, on this question. in general, if you had asked me that a year ago i would have said that i think that we need bright line rules, explainable to our clients, to our intelligence clyde scott our military community clients, and i think i do believe that. in general, i am a believer in, you know, bright line rules versus three or four part test that one has to try to apply in each instance, which inevitably requires lots of lawyers time. but i recognize that very often the issues are more complex than that but that is where the reception i start from. spiritless takes a more questions. i see we have a bunch of hands over there. >> good morning. my question is primarily for mr. johnson. >> can
states. and i think that does pose particular issues with respect to the issue of citizens and noncitizens. so i like that issue as another area which we work with the other law enforcement intelligence agencies is a very difficult set of issues also raising questions of authority. >> if i could add to this, on this question. in general, if you had asked me that a year ago i would have said that i think that we need bright line rules, explainable to our clients, to our intelligence clyde...
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if you join it, you're here to defend the united states. if you can't carry that out -- guest: but the army does need to single out those that are saying they are -- guest: i agree with you completely. guest: almost every jihaddist is a muslim. you not be overly politically correct where you ignore that fact. guest: general casey said the most important thing is we don't affect the diversity of the army. i beg your pardon? your job is to affect the country. i don't care about the dumb diversity goals. host: james is twittering in, i'm still waiting for some people to be fired. we'll go to chris in houston. good morning. on the republican line. caller: first i wanted to mention i agree with you completely. i do not believe sarah palin is really prepared to be president. but then again, if bush could do it, maybe palin could do it, too. host: you're calling on the republican line. are you truly a republican? caller: yes, i am. but i believe there's other republicans that are more qualified for that sort of leadership role. host: so who do you
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. >> now that same athlete is living his dreams out on the soccer field right here in the united states. >>> and the husband saving his wife's life, but they say the philadelphia phillies played a major role in her recovery. we'll tell you how that happened, and you'll hear her amazing story. you're watching net impact on >>> here is another tidbit for you. former president dwight eisenhower, gerald ford, and ron at reagan all reached the highest office in our land, but before they were president, they were each standout athletes in college. wow. now this. what a year it's been for this next athlete. his name is bofgio. the chicago fire welcomed the rookie mid-fielder to her roster, and being all to play in front of his own hometown has been. a a dream come true, especially when you consider that his journey began in another country where his memories of death and destruction still remain a big part of him. josh mora has gee or geo's story. >> i spent a lot of time playing with my family, so that's really basically it, that i remember, is just playing around with my cousins, running in
. >> now that same athlete is living his dreams out on the soccer field right here in the united states. >>> and the husband saving his wife's life, but they say the philadelphia phillies played a major role in her recovery. we'll tell you how that happened, and you'll hear her amazing story. you're watching net impact on >>> here is another tidbit for you. former president dwight eisenhower, gerald ford, and ron at reagan all reached the highest office in our land, but...
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the united states to borrow more money more easily than other countries. despite all of the to halt -- the tumult, it is one of the safest assets in the world. many observers think that that is a phenomenon that is distinctive, and investors turned the other places to rest their money. it will become more difficult there are also ongoing costs of that. capital flight from the united states and the resulting drop in the value of the dollar has jumped u.s. interest rates. the other crisis that people worry about would be the increase of inflation and some of the value of the debt. crises as we know are very difficult to predict, they're not much more straightforward to predict. one is the tax revenues that we used to pay interest based on past government programs rather than used to finance current government programs. then there are reductions and savings and output. just to illustrate briefly, one aspect of the risk of capital flight is the picture of foreign holdings as a share of u.s. debt held by the public. in the past decade, a much larger share of u.
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the united states have a super organizized well done parent group. are there certain states that do better? >> yes. but then it's spotty. california ranges. you get around the upper midwest, that tends to be better than the south. some of the worst medical, like overdoses and drugs and awful stuff like most of the worst stories come out of the southeast. then you have other states. you have one that's just right. again, so many things depend upon the particular people involved. if you are in an area that's got bad services, you need to get the parents together and form a strong support group. one of the problems that i found, they get in there fighting, rather than working together for the common goals. >> another tweet for you, dr. grandin. this is from voyager. what goes on inside the head of a kid with severe autism? what do they think about? >> to get some glimpses into that, you need to read books by some people who have severe autism, like how can i talk if my lips don't move. donna williams, somebody somewhere. but her best book you have to or
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you're going to have to try the case in the united states. it is unclear whether you can get that fair trial but it has happened before. they will try to get an impartial jury and a judge will make sure that the jury will be impartial. >> when the men go on trial in the southern district of new york, they will be just blocks from where the world trade center fell. the actual transfer of the prisoners from new york, that is not expected to happen for several week. formal charges haven't been filed against most of them. so do you think trying them in new york is the right thing to do or would you have preferred they face military juts at guantanamo bay? e-mail us at cnn.com/hln or give us a call. you can text us at hlntv or to go my facebook page. >>> alleged ft. hood gunman may be permanently paralyzed from the waist down. he was shot four times during the shooting spree last week. he is in intensive care at brook army medical center in san antonio. his civilian lawyer talked with him for about an hour yesterday. >> he is not ambulatory. he is
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visit in the united states. that was an american decision that was never made in consultation with india at all. it was based on their judgment of india is important -- of india's importance to the u.s. with the decision is made, and the collaboration machine immediately moved into motion. both sides have to agree on what form the visit will take. it is everything from the details of the agenda to the cuisine and what is going to be served at the white house dinner. there's a lot of room for " -- for practical collaboration. but the fundamental decision to invite the indian prime minister is the president's role. host: when they print out the guest list tomorrow morning, what will you be looking at? guest: i will be looking into is invited, certainly, because i think it is a very good indicator of where the administration believes is important as they move forward with this relationship. it is also a good indicator of who they think is politically relevant to their interests because these events are often opport
visit in the united states. that was an american decision that was never made in consultation with india at all. it was based on their judgment of india is important -- of india's importance to the u.s. with the decision is made, and the collaboration machine immediately moved into motion. both sides have to agree on what form the visit will take. it is everything from the details of the agenda to the cuisine and what is going to be served at the white house dinner. there's a lot of room for...
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he's a corporal in the united states marine corps. we're so proud of you. we miss you so much during your deployment and can't wait for you to return home soon. god bless you, greg. you're such a role model for your younger brother, sister and all your cousins. we're so grateful for all your sacrifices. we miss your practical jokes and your laughing and your bear hugs. be safe and hurry home to us. >> greg made corporal only a month ago so congratulations to him. back to you. >>> a fetish may help michael jackson's reputation. we will take a look at head-spinning new claims about his habits. >>> plus a beautiful young woman tortured for 13 hours on halloween night. you're going to hear from this sick monster on camera. >>> disturbing details and i mean disturbing, behind the michael jackson molestation charges. michael's friend and former dermatologist drops a bombshell. he says the pop star never touched children, but you won't believe what he says did happen. let's rewind a little bit. 1993, a boy accuses michael of molesting him. he's described michael's
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get this, in the united states right now, there are about 2,500 teenagers, 2,500 teens, doing life without parole. almost all for murder. only 111 teens are serving life without parole sentences for nonmurder. and where are most of those teens? bradford cohen, most of them are in florida. florida has been called the toughest state on teens. >> it doesn't shock me. >> these teens in this florida case are dealing with that possibility of a very, very long sentence. could these teens get life? and would that be unconstitutional? >> no. they're being charged with second-degree attempted murder. so they're looking at 15 years a piece. but really, the adult system is not set up appropriately to deal with teens. it really should stay in juvenile court. and the reason for that is because juvenile court is set up just for that. to deal with individuals that are not emotionally attached, that are not emotionally prepared to move onto a felony-type crime in adult court. these teens should had been charged in juvenile court. i feel it should have stayed in juvenile court. now the out that the judge wi
get this, in the united states right now, there are about 2,500 teenagers, 2,500 teens, doing life without parole. almost all for murder. only 111 teens are serving life without parole sentences for nonmurder. and where are most of those teens? bradford cohen, most of them are in florida. florida has been called the toughest state on teens. >> it doesn't shock me. >> these teens in this florida case are dealing with that possibility of a very, very long sentence. could these teens...
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states marine corps. he served from july of 1977 and he was released in january of 1985. this is someone who served our country, someone who is a convicted sex offender, someone who spent 15 years behind bars for a rape. >> we will take a quick break. more from our experts and we'll take your calls. ten bodies found in the home of a convicted rapist. stay with us. >>> welcome back to "prime news" on hln. ten bodies found in the home of convicted rapist anthony sowell. a skull was found in the basement. there could be 11. the search continues meaning there could be more. we have our experts standing by. nicole debord, former sex crimes prosecutor, so many so angry when we hear the story of a man convicted of a brutal rain in 1989, served his 15 years, how is he not monitored to the point where this could be prevented because we are talking about a serial killer. >> absolutely. the best thing states could do is follow up on the sex offender registration. it sounds like they were. it is baffling to me how yo
states marine corps. he served from july of 1977 and he was released in january of 1985. this is someone who served our country, someone who is a convicted sex offender, someone who spent 15 years behind bars for a rape. >> we will take a quick break. more from our experts and we'll take your calls. ten bodies found in the home of a convicted rapist. stay with us. >>> welcome back to "prime news" on hln. ten bodies found in the home of convicted rapist anthony sowell. a...
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he is a lieutenant in the united states navy, and a veteran of the first gulf war. and he's also the head of the veterans against america's wars. of which they are getting too many. [applause] >> he will pass among you recruiting right and left. what is happening now that is kind of interesting from within the military, and i began life in a room in the cadet hospital at west point where i was delivered by a future surgeon general of the army, who had not been told about the navels. i did not have the repairs made. surprised should always be offered, or offered anyway. but we are at each area's position in the world. we are not really needed, and it used to be just as an idea that united states was something quite remarkable. and now i wonder, that we've been crowded over. and it was -- there's a photograph of, in this new book that i have published, have nothing but photographs of myself which is highly satisfactory. [laughter] >> and perhaps a bit overdone, you know? as a younger man, i went with a fellow writer, always competitive, and he saw that picture of me w
he is a lieutenant in the united states navy, and a veteran of the first gulf war. and he's also the head of the veterans against america's wars. of which they are getting too many. [applause] >> he will pass among you recruiting right and left. what is happening now that is kind of interesting from within the military, and i began life in a room in the cadet hospital at west point where i was delivered by a future surgeon general of the army, who had not been told about the navels. i did...
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and we wanted them to know, and we want america to know that the united states army, the united states government at large stands ready to provide them every possible assistance, not just today, not just through the weekend, but what will undoubtedly be very troubling, very challenging times ahead. i want to give a special thanks and a word of admiration to the first responders. those who came when the call went out. within minutes of the shots being fired in the center. and those soldiers who utilized their battlefield -- >> you're seeing there secretary of the army john mchugh. 13 people dead, 30 wounded. we'll continue to monitor this behind the scenes and we'll let you know what else is said. >>> meanwhile, i want to talk you to you about the suspect in another shooting. allegedly opened fire in an office building in downtown orlando. that suspect is in custody. police say at least six people were shot and one was killed. the wounded victims are in stable condition. orlando police say the suspect appears to have acted alone at this point. there is his picture. he was taken into pol
and we wanted them to know, and we want america to know that the united states army, the united states government at large stands ready to provide them every possible assistance, not just today, not just through the weekend, but what will undoubtedly be very troubling, very challenging times ahead. i want to give a special thanks and a word of admiration to the first responders. those who came when the call went out. within minutes of the shots being fired in the center. and those soldiers who...
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eisenhower, of the united states, between nine kids, who wanted to go to school. they had to be accompanied by 1200 soldiers to escort them inside the school. that really became the second largest headline in 1957. the first being sputnik, and then president eisenhower's biggest domestic crisis, that took place here during his presidency. and what i'd like to do is a little bit different. and maybe not, but i want to just read to you a couple of pages in my book. i took something from the prologue and also, took a piece from classifying the groups of kids that i encountered at little rock central high school once i got inside, and then finally, a few pages that will introduce the most horrific night of my life, the night my home was bombed. in my senior year. and according to the local daily, the arkansas gazette,ism the first integrating student in the country to have her home bombed. few people of my age will have more than one good friend from high school. i'm grateful to have at least eight. : in the background and swallowed great risk and suffering. they were
eisenhower, of the united states, between nine kids, who wanted to go to school. they had to be accompanied by 1200 soldiers to escort them inside the school. that really became the second largest headline in 1957. the first being sputnik, and then president eisenhower's biggest domestic crisis, that took place here during his presidency. and what i'd like to do is a little bit different. and maybe not, but i want to just read to you a couple of pages in my book. i took something from the...
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three big revolutions are happening in the united states today. first, we've got a new demography and that revolution is a racial revolution. when the real majority was in full swing, nine out of ten voters in this country where whites. in 2004, that was 77% of the electorate which is one of the reasons i tell my friend mark shields watch that number, it's declining. and of course it declined even more in 2008 to 74%. partly because we have the first african-american run for president in barack obama. but that number was going to decline any way. why? because by 2042, whites are going to be a minority throughout the united states. by 2042, the census bureau a few years ago estimated 2050. they revamped that estimation out to 2042 and as a parent of a 20-year-old i think about what country she is living in. and i see it's already in the schools that she does do. because in our schools, she is a minority, being white. what's going on? immigration is going on. we have more foreign-born living in the state of california today than there are people in
three big revolutions are happening in the united states today. first, we've got a new demography and that revolution is a racial revolution. when the real majority was in full swing, nine out of ten voters in this country where whites. in 2004, that was 77% of the electorate which is one of the reasons i tell my friend mark shields watch that number, it's declining. and of course it declined even more in 2008 to 74%. partly because we have the first african-american run for president in barack...
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i see my colleague is on the floor as well, a welcome addition to the united states senate. a lot of americans listening in my wonder why the united states senate is turning its attention to health care when there is so much economic hurt in our land. madam president and colleagues, the fact of the matter is fixing the economy and fixing american health care are literally two sides of the same coin, and we have got to rein in these costs. we have got to rein in these costs for americans to have more take-home pay, be in a position to pay for essentials and to allow our workers to compete in ferociously challenging markets around the world. it is time to move beyond the town hall brawls of this past summer. for the senate, as i indicated i'm going to try to do to work with senator reid, work with all colleagues to break through and deal with this critical issue. the premier long-term challenge of our times for our economy, madam president, do it in a bipartisan way. i urge my colleagues to vote for the motion to proceed, and i yield the floor. mr. udall: madam president, i se
i see my colleague is on the floor as well, a welcome addition to the united states senate. a lot of americans listening in my wonder why the united states senate is turning its attention to health care when there is so much economic hurt in our land. madam president and colleagues, the fact of the matter is fixing the economy and fixing american health care are literally two sides of the same coin, and we have got to rein in these costs. we have got to rein in these costs for americans to have...
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united states. don't get me started on that. but i believe you have power that others of us don't and that's why we elect you to this office. as a constituent with six grandchildren, i'm asking you to please help the youth of our day now and the future football players of tomorrow to stay safe. call it an osha deal, call it anything you want. but they go from being our youth in america to our employees. and we have, i believe, as americans, an obligation to make this a safer sport. >> i appreciate that. the last comment, mr. chairman, as i mentioned, you're not the only person, grant you, i have 7.5 and four kids and i think it's the parents role at the very early age to take care of the safety of their children. i certainly don't think the federal government has a role in intervene in that. but congress may have a role in making sure that there may be some funds for research and development. but getting involved in the every day operation of an nfl football team, congress is not qualified to do tha
united states. don't get me started on that. but i believe you have power that others of us don't and that's why we elect you to this office. as a constituent with six grandchildren, i'm asking you to please help the youth of our day now and the future football players of tomorrow to stay safe. call it an osha deal, call it anything you want. but they go from being our youth in america to our employees. and we have, i believe, as americans, an obligation to make this a safer sport. >> i...
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bangladesh is a country of 1 sixty million people, half that of the united states. a three foot rise in sea level would put a good part of the become dulled the beneath the sea. that produces half of the rice for vietnam. a country of eighty million people and the country that is the world's second rising rice exporter after thailand. others will be affected in varying degrees by rising sea level. imagine ice melting in the far north atlantic will shrink the rice harvest of asia. but this is not the most serious threat. that is coming from melting mountain glaciers. the glacier monitoring institute in switzerland has now reported the eighteenth consecutive year of shrinking mountain glaciers around the world. they monitor glaciers in the andes and the rocky mountains, the alps, the himalayas, the tibetan plateau and they're reporting glaciers are melting everywhere. it is the ice melts from the glaciers in the himalayas and on the tibetan plateau that sustains the major rivers of asia during the dry season. it is that i smelled that sustains the rivers that also sus
bangladesh is a country of 1 sixty million people, half that of the united states. a three foot rise in sea level would put a good part of the become dulled the beneath the sea. that produces half of the rice for vietnam. a country of eighty million people and the country that is the world's second rising rice exporter after thailand. others will be affected in varying degrees by rising sea level. imagine ice melting in the far north atlantic will shrink the rice harvest of asia. but this is...
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that includes the big three grain producers, china, india and the united states. one of the most dramatic water stories that is the unfolding in the world is in saudi arabia. after the arab oil export embargo in the 1970's the saudis realize they would be vulnerable to a counter grain export environments because they were importing much of their grain so they began to figure out what to do. using their oil drilling-- they found an offer, and not cofer where there is not naturally recharge so they started pumping it and they had a support rhee for price about the market level and for more than 20 years they have been self-sufficient in wheat production, but last year they announce that the aquifer was largely depleted and they would be reducing their grain harvest 518 each year until by 2016 it would be out of the grain production business entirely and dependent on importers to feed what will then be a population of 30 million people. what is interesting about this is not so much the effect on the world grain balanced because the saudi wheat harvest was under half
that includes the big three grain producers, china, india and the united states. one of the most dramatic water stories that is the unfolding in the world is in saudi arabia. after the arab oil export embargo in the 1970's the saudis realize they would be vulnerable to a counter grain export environments because they were importing much of their grain so they began to figure out what to do. using their oil drilling-- they found an offer, and not cofer where there is not naturally recharge so...
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of the united states of america. and as we resolve to go back to those principles of the founding fathers, to work with states which will have my and tenth amendments resolutions i feel we have a time that's historic to take america back and make a statement to the future which is that we want to leave an american not that our children and grandchildren are burdened with debt from which they will never emerge, but have the opportunity instead to live in an america where our founding fathers cherished of liberties and new the limited form of government was by nature a human right, human nature demanded we have these types of constitutional protections. three branches of government balancing each other, a government whose powers were limited. if we can get back to that we can leave our children the same free nation we were born into. and i think that that is not only our birthright, it is our birth obligation and it's for those reasons i wrote a "america for sale." i'm tremendously thankful for those of you who have bo
of the united states of america. and as we resolve to go back to those principles of the founding fathers, to work with states which will have my and tenth amendments resolutions i feel we have a time that's historic to take america back and make a statement to the future which is that we want to leave an american not that our children and grandchildren are burdened with debt from which they will never emerge, but have the opportunity instead to live in an america where our founding fathers...
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and in that wave, not one has chosen to adopt the united states system. and we should ask why. because it doesn't provide the same kind of representation. i do believe we should have proportional representation and if we don't get there yet, choice of maximizing system or a combination thereof because how many people saw the front page of "the new york times" article on wednesday, october 7? they talk about new york city had a runoff election, in a city of 8 million people, almost nobody showed up to vote. 3 million registered democrats and you had some districts were actually nobody, nobody came to vote. we can do better than this, and
and in that wave, not one has chosen to adopt the united states system. and we should ask why. because it doesn't provide the same kind of representation. i do believe we should have proportional representation and if we don't get there yet, choice of maximizing system or a combination thereof because how many people saw the front page of "the new york times" article on wednesday, october 7? they talk about new york city had a runoff election, in a city of 8 million people, almost...
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the role of the united states i think is obvious to anybody here. the united states was the only country that conceivably could contain the soviet union in a military confrontation. but the communist party never was strong and communism was never really amounted to very much in the united states. so kravchenko, i mean his book was risk for the mill anti-communist but it didn't really change a great deal of the scene in the united states. the situation was very different in france. france by call the new germany meaning that just as the germany of post world war i was in a state that made it likely or at least highly possible that there would be a socialist revolution in germany this was the situation that now had obtained in france -- >> host: and we tend to forget that after world war ii france was simply got there, nests in france called eurocommunism. the communists were respected, that very many people out of the resistance were communists so people that fought the nazis and work tortured, the hero of the country were also communists, there was
the role of the united states i think is obvious to anybody here. the united states was the only country that conceivably could contain the soviet union in a military confrontation. but the communist party never was strong and communism was never really amounted to very much in the united states. so kravchenko, i mean his book was risk for the mill anti-communist but it didn't really change a great deal of the scene in the united states. the situation was very different in france. france by...
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in our judgment the committee would advance the best interest of the united states by acting favorably on h.r. 874 the freedom to travel. do you concur with the conclusion that these gentlemen submitted for the record? >> i do. i think it is a very sensible view point. >> okay. to mr. sows the, i had never heard the argument before to mr. cason's testimony relative to lifting the travel ban would be of no avail because we don't speak spanish, and he was going to talk to us? and hugh are we going to talk to? and you made an observation, or i think you noted that how many hispanics-- >> according to the u.s. census bureau and a 2004 report 34.5 million speak spanish as a first language. >> as a first language. some of us who speak spanish, 34 million of us speaks spanish as a first language. i wonder how many of those 34 million are americans of cuban descent. >> i think the american, the cuban-born citizens in this country i think are 1.5 million. i may be wrong. >> there are 33 other americans out there that speak spanish as their first language? i would suggest that argument put forth
in our judgment the committee would advance the best interest of the united states by acting favorably on h.r. 874 the freedom to travel. do you concur with the conclusion that these gentlemen submitted for the record? >> i do. i think it is a very sensible view point. >> okay. to mr. sows the, i had never heard the argument before to mr. cason's testimony relative to lifting the travel ban would be of no avail because we don't speak spanish, and he was going to talk to us? and hugh...
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the united states and france. the role of the united states i think is the obvious to anybody here. the united states was the only country that conceivably could contain the soviet union and a military confrontation. but the congress party never was strong and communism was never really amounted to very much into the united states. so kravchenko, his book was written for the middle of the anti-communist but it didn't really change a great deal of the scene in the united states. situation was very different and france. friends i call the new germany, meaning that just as the germany of the post post-world war i, wn a state that made it likely or highly possible that they would be a socialist revolution in germany. this was the situation that now obtained in france. >> host: and we tend to forget that after world war ii. that france was in play, there were communist and friends, euro communism, that the communist that very many people at the resistance were communist. so people who thought the nazis and tortured by the nazis were also communist. there was communism and italy. and euro
the united states and france. the role of the united states i think is the obvious to anybody here. the united states was the only country that conceivably could contain the soviet union and a military confrontation. but the congress party never was strong and communism was never really amounted to very much into the united states. so kravchenko, his book was written for the middle of the anti-communist but it didn't really change a great deal of the scene in the united states. situation was...
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from the united states. i think he was something in the medical field, if not a physician but lived for a long time in the west and i asked him. i said doctor, when ambassador laingen told you about the shop's condition and was being admitted only for medical treatment, what was your reaction? he said, i didn't believe it for a minute. so, history matters and it matters sometimes in strange ways. it is than that you have to know all about who were the sistani in's and who were the-- these people but be aware that those ghosts are in the room and they will be affect, they will affect what happens. >> there you go. >> i am really not a specialist. the question is what is the relevance of ahmadinejad's stated believe that the mom is on the threshold of free appearance? i have to beg off of that one. i am not a specialist in shia theology or eschatology. whatever is going to happen but, i don't think i would read this as an apocalyptic statement. i mean, if we have a secretary of the interior a few years ago w
from the united states. i think he was something in the medical field, if not a physician but lived for a long time in the west and i asked him. i said doctor, when ambassador laingen told you about the shop's condition and was being admitted only for medical treatment, what was your reaction? he said, i didn't believe it for a minute. so, history matters and it matters sometimes in strange ways. it is than that you have to know all about who were the sistani in's and who were the-- these...
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united states must work together. -- india and the united states must work together. the challenge before us is to bring the world to full recovery from the global economic and financial crisis. i have no doubt that the creative entrepreneurial genius of the american people will ensure that the u.s. economy emerges from this crisis stronger and well-placed contribute to global economic growth. india is playing its own part in global recovery. despite the slowdown, our economy grew by 6.7% last year and is expected to grow by 6.5% in the current fiscal year. india and the united states have strong compulsions to work towards an open and liberal regime for the transfer of goods, services, investment and technology. this will stimulate the country and create jobs and spur growth in our own economies. ladies and gentleman, our generation has an opportunity given to few. to create a new global equilibrium after irreversible changes brought about by the rapid geopolitical and economic shifts of the recent past. no where are
united states must work together. -- india and the united states must work together. the challenge before us is to bring the world to full recovery from the global economic and financial crisis. i have no doubt that the creative entrepreneurial genius of the american people will ensure that the u.s. economy emerges from this crisis stronger and well-placed contribute to global economic growth. india is playing its own part in global recovery. despite the slowdown, our economy grew by 6.7% last...
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states. according to a 2004 investigative article written by steve in portland's oregonian newspaper, hayslip got the idea based on his earlier work on the illicit u.s. trade in quaaludes, a legal sleeping pill widely available on the black market. the manufacture of quaaludes depend on the synthesis of another legal drug which was predominantly produced in germany, austria and china. what hayslip noticed was that an enormous proportion from these nations was being shipped to colombia. there the cally and medellin cartels were making it into an illegal form of quaalude which they sold in tandem with cocaine in the same market, one as an upper and one as a downer, in the same way that meth markets today are offer saturated with oxycontin, a painkiller that smooths out the impending tweak of a meth high. in 1982 hayslip visited the nations whose factories made the drug and asked that, and asked for their help in monitoring its sale. congress then banned the use of prescription quaaludes which w
states. according to a 2004 investigative article written by steve in portland's oregonian newspaper, hayslip got the idea based on his earlier work on the illicit u.s. trade in quaaludes, a legal sleeping pill widely available on the black market. the manufacture of quaaludes depend on the synthesis of another legal drug which was predominantly produced in germany, austria and china. what hayslip noticed was that an enormous proportion from these nations was being shipped to colombia. there...
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this is a topic we've still contend with, economic collapse in the united states. again, my name is congresswoman michele bachmann, a member of congress from the great state of minnesota, this is my third yea in congress and a privilege to sit on financial services committee and we have been talking about friday and fanny and how they contributed mightily to this collapse but we are literally digging our way out of people suffering, we have millions of people at work and unemployment is at 9.8% and very soon will have more unemployment number south, the president's team has said it expects this will be the new normal. for quite awhile going forward because we're looking at in excess of 10% on a planet. there are real consequences, when you see this level of economic collapse. one thing that a lot on realize in the last of our minds the value of the dollar has dropped 16%, people feel that in some way but it is profoundly hear that. i don't know if there is an economist from arizona state university that run a column has a study of the shows that since this last ye
this is a topic we've still contend with, economic collapse in the united states. again, my name is congresswoman michele bachmann, a member of congress from the great state of minnesota, this is my third yea in congress and a privilege to sit on financial services committee and we have been talking about friday and fanny and how they contributed mightily to this collapse but we are literally digging our way out of people suffering, we have millions of people at work and unemployment is at...
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and he's a president of the united states being told by the military, mr. president, we can't defend those outposts and we need more people to do a countersurge insurgency. and i guess it these are correct and they puts 43,000 troops in, imagine the progressiveness, with the troops, if you don't advance health care. i think he'll find 10,000 and train the army because he's politically unsustainable with his base, if he puts in 43,000 troops and prosecutes afghanistan during a water with afghanistan as president, i think he'll have a democrat primary and that we'll have a substantial split mountain democrat party, if that's what he does. and i would argue this -- for our party, and the tensions between our kind of economic votes and our religious conservatives, the fact that the energy in republican party is about spending and deficit, if we're so inept we can't take these people and make them part of a new coalition, they we oughting to nothinged. the -- this are 24% of the people in this country who say they would likely vote for a third party and they're
and he's a president of the united states being told by the military, mr. president, we can't defend those outposts and we need more people to do a countersurge insurgency. and i guess it these are correct and they puts 43,000 troops in, imagine the progressiveness, with the troops, if you don't advance health care. i think he'll find 10,000 and train the army because he's politically unsustainable with his base, if he puts in 43,000 troops and prosecutes afghanistan during a water with...
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how many people did the united states have been a country of about 30 million people to verify these 550 places, the answer was zero. so we were totally reliant on this group of highly conflicted exiles. that was all i needed to hear to have serious doubts at the validity of this information upon which we ultimately went to war with, i think, disaster consequence. .. >> if people are trying to get involved and they see that this government seems broken and does not work they get cynical said on top of that asking about "the new york times" max wrangle said he is not read about the existence of that but the newspapers in the country and of those go down they will learn of local problems to get them involved so how the system seems not to be working and the decline of the press what is your comments on those two aspects? >> what i have been discussing is declining citizenship plays a very direct role if the decline of our governmental institutions. if people don't have basic knowledge and understanding to feel they have those institutions are likely to be cynical. there's also an enorm
how many people did the united states have been a country of about 30 million people to verify these 550 places, the answer was zero. so we were totally reliant on this group of highly conflicted exiles. that was all i needed to hear to have serious doubts at the validity of this information upon which we ultimately went to war with, i think, disaster consequence. .. >> if people are trying to get involved and they see that this government seems broken and does not work they get cynical...
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treason against the united states. it was the first trial in which an accused defendant appealed to a higher law, to justify violent crimes. it was a trial that involved more than just a determination of an individual's guilt or innocence according to laws laid down in statute books and in case reports. it was a trial that pitted two starkly different moral visions against each other. one of these divisions descended the institution of slavery as traditional, necessary, just, and worthy of protection from outside interference. particularly from the outside interference of northern abolitionists by john brown. the other condemned slavery as an affront to human rights, a violation of law and an embarrassment to a nation that claims to be founded on the self-evident truths that all men are created equal. and the course of the trial, brown did not argue that he was innocent of violating the laws of virginia. or the prohibited murder. and committing treason against the commonwealth of virginia. instead he argued that the la
treason against the united states. it was the first trial in which an accused defendant appealed to a higher law, to justify violent crimes. it was a trial that involved more than just a determination of an individual's guilt or innocence according to laws laid down in statute books and in case reports. it was a trial that pitted two starkly different moral visions against each other. one of these divisions descended the institution of slavery as traditional, necessary, just, and worthy of...
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historically, quite often, the united states has been a little late to the party. but after we get there, we have a way of making everyone know that we have arrived. this is our time. we need to make the best use of it. thank you, very much. [applause] >> i think the words that i asked for this morning were honest and bold. thank you, that was honest and bold. >> we will hear honest and bold thoughts from someone who has been on the firing line. please welcome dan walker. >> that was a spectacular opening. i really appreciated. welcome to the newest secretary for renewable energy. we look forward to your remarks. thank you to our sponsors. this is a wonderful event. let me move from pashtun to the paper and pomp of washington d.c. -- lebanon from passion to the paper and paul -- let me move from pashtuion sion to ther and pulp washington dc. few took notice of these moments and we just pushed on. now that we are in the big leagues, are highs are higher and i am afraid our lows are lower. in this moment of an economic security, we're seeing this in full. the future
historically, quite often, the united states has been a little late to the party. but after we get there, we have a way of making everyone know that we have arrived. this is our time. we need to make the best use of it. thank you, very much. [applause] >> i think the words that i asked for this morning were honest and bold. thank you, that was honest and bold. >> we will hear honest and bold thoughts from someone who has been on the firing line. please welcome dan walker. >>...
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the title of this these gentlemen started in europe and making to the united states and went back. they were all german refugees that barely escaped germany and then became american citizens and to be unbelievable, which is parachute act into nazi alliance. he was a german officer impersonating a german officer behind not the lines and gather actionable intelligence that literally changed the course of the war. >> mr. mayor, you must have had moments where he feared for her life. is there a particular story? there must've been moments that you fear for your life, impersonating a german officer, were there moments are a store you remember in particular? >> at the age of 21, you know no fear. >> that sort of the understatement of the year. a frederick mayor is very self-effacing, but this man was captured by the gestapo and literally water boarded and tortured for three days and survived, didn't break, and then literally turns the tables on his captors and got tens of thousands of german soldiers to surrender. >> the author is patrick o'donnell, the book is they dared to return. the
the title of this these gentlemen started in europe and making to the united states and went back. they were all german refugees that barely escaped germany and then became american citizens and to be unbelievable, which is parachute act into nazi alliance. he was a german officer impersonating a german officer behind not the lines and gather actionable intelligence that literally changed the course of the war. >> mr. mayor, you must have had moments where he feared for her life. is there...
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united states must work together. -- india and the united states must work together. the challenge before us is to bring the world to full recovery from the global economic and financial crisis. i have no doubt that the creative entrepreneurial genius of the american people will ensure that the u.s. economy emerges from this crisis stronger and well-placed contribute to global economic growth. india is playing its own part in global recovery. despite the slowdown, our economy grew by 6.7% last year and is expected to grow by 6.5% in the current fiscal year. india and the united states have strong compulsions to work towards an open and liberal regime for the transfer of goods, services, investment and technology. this will stimulate the country and create jobs and spur growth in our own economies. ladies and gentleman, our generation has an opportunity given to few. to create a new global equilibrium after irreversible changes brought about by the rapid geopolitical and economic shifts of the recent past. no where are
united states must work together. -- india and the united states must work together. the challenge before us is to bring the world to full recovery from the global economic and financial crisis. i have no doubt that the creative entrepreneurial genius of the american people will ensure that the u.s. economy emerges from this crisis stronger and well-placed contribute to global economic growth. india is playing its own part in global recovery. despite the slowdown, our economy grew by 6.7% last...
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nicky white wrasse a citizen of the -- was a citizen of the world's richest country, the united states of america. once she was sick, she couldn't get health insurance. like tens of millions of her fellow americans, she had too much money to qualify for health care under welfare but too little money to pay for the drugs and the doctors she needed to stay alive. she spent the last months of her life frantically writing letters and filling out forms," mr. president, "pleading for help. when she died, nicky white was 32 years old." that is a story that should move every one of us, move every one of us, to action. look, we've spent years studying and analyzing what's working in our health care system and what's not working. what it comes down to is this: too many of our fellow citizens are suffering because of the broken promises of a health insurance system that abandoned them when they needed it the most, too many cannot afford health insurance, too many are getting sick after praying to god that they wouldn't because they knew that sickness could leave them in economic ruin. mr. preside
nicky white wrasse a citizen of the -- was a citizen of the world's richest country, the united states of america. once she was sick, she couldn't get health insurance. like tens of millions of her fellow americans, she had too much money to qualify for health care under welfare but too little money to pay for the drugs and the doctors she needed to stay alive. she spent the last months of her life frantically writing letters and filling out forms," mr. president, "pleading for help....
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we're mostly in the united states. rick now it is important to find so many americans products and our limited supply store. no other country can compete in terms of quality and proximity. both of which stimulate trade in many ways. then the return of the american -- imagined and the return of the money americans spend through purchases from american farmers and other businessmen in order to supply hotels, restaurants and stores. in the short run, many other possibilities will flourish. human authorities blame the embargo for economic problems existing in the country and receive international, public opinion by expressing its lifting. in fact they used the embargo to justify all of their own wrongdoings' economic inefficiency risk-management and repression. they feared losing that just as the panic of the idea having no excuse to prevent americans from coming in. in spite of the propaganda and the manipulation of what goes on beyond our tight boundaries most cubans find ways to know, are eager to listen, have a faith a
we're mostly in the united states. rick now it is important to find so many americans products and our limited supply store. no other country can compete in terms of quality and proximity. both of which stimulate trade in many ways. then the return of the american -- imagined and the return of the money americans spend through purchases from american farmers and other businessmen in order to supply hotels, restaurants and stores. in the short run, many other possibilities will flourish. human...